Global pedestrian Karl Bushby returns home to UK after 28-year trek
Karl Bushby, a British man who traveled 50,000 km without transport over the past 28 years, has come home. Starting in Chile, he crossed the Americas, Russia and parts of Central Asia and Europe — almost all on foot.
British adventurer Karl Bushby, 57, returned home to Hull, England after a 28-year, 50,000 km trek that traversed four continents. The journey, which began in Chile in 1998, saw him crossing the Bering Strait with French explorer Dimitri Kieffer and swimming the English Channel. Bushby, a former paratrooper, was met by a crowd of 500 people upon his return.
He attributed the success of his incredible journey to the support of a massive team, likening it to "the biggest team, Earth." Bushby adhered to two rules during his trek: avoiding all forms of motorized transport and not returning until he had completed his goal. His final leg of the journey brought him back to his mother, Angela, son Adam, and 12-year-old granddaughter in north Hull.
Bushby's adventure was interrupted multiple times, including visa refusals and time spent in jail, as well as delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The famous filmmaker Werner Herzog is currently working on a documentary about Bushby's remarkable journey titled "Walk of Life."
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